Platform v2.5 · published May 2026
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— Pillar V

Common Security

A strong country protects its people — at home and abroad. Common Security means a military that leads with both values and strength. Gun laws that protect communities without criminalizing responsible owners. Criminal justice that holds people accountable and gives them a path back. Police reform built on accountability, not slogans. Immigration policy that's firm, fair, and humane. And foreign policy that defends American interests without abandoning American principles.

10 of 50 positions·4 categories

My Life & Family

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  1. No. 27Veterans Affairs

    6,398 veterans died by suicide in 2023 — 17.5 every day. 61% were not receiving VA care. The government asked them to serve. That promise is binding.

Justice & Equality

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  1. No. 12Criminal Justice

    Every peer democracy has lower crime AND lower incarceration. This is not about being soft on crime. It is about being smart about crime.

  2. No. 33Police Reform

    US cops train 20 weeks — less than hairdressers. Germany: 2.5 years. Japan kills 170× fewer civilians. We transform training, demilitarize, and end qualified immunity.

Safety & Our Future

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  1. No. 09Military & Defense

    The US spends more on defense than the next nine countries combined — yet the Pentagon cannot account for $4.65 trillion in assets.

  2. No. 10Gun Policy

    The Second Amendment is real — and so is the evidence that licensing, red flag laws, and safe storage save thousands of lives every year.

  3. No. 28Nuclear Weapons

    The Doomsday Clock sits at 85 seconds to midnight — the closest in 79 years. No single person should hold unchecked authority over the most consequential decision in human history.

America & the World

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  1. No. 05Immigration

    A functioning immigration system must be secure, humane, and honest about what America needs.

  2. No. 06Israel & Gaza

    Security for Israel. Dignity for Palestinians. Accountability for both — under the same international law that applies to everyone else.

  3. No. 07Ukraine & NATO

    Russia's invasion is an illegal war of aggression. A sovereign nation's right to self-determination is not negotiable.

  4. No. 08China

    China is both competitor and necessary partner. We reject the false choice between Cold War confrontation and naive accommodation.

In the news

Current stories that touch these positions, from the Common Good Dispatch, with the party’s analysis of what each one means.